Multicentre evaluation of magnetic technology for localisation of non-palpable breast lesions and targeted axillary nodes.

Background: Magseed technology is a recently introduced localisation technique for impalpable breast lesions with possible advantages over traditional techniques. These include improved theatre logistics, flexibility in incision placement and improved patient experience. This multicentre study evaluates the experience of introducing Magseed technology into routine surgical practice.

Palpitations, headache and night sweats caused by a retroperitoneal mass: case report and short review.

A 31-year-old West-African female attended our emergency department presenting with palpitations, headache, fatigue and night sweats during the last 2 weeks. Clinical examination revealed tachycardia and a painful, palpable infraumbilical mass. Ultrasound examination of the abdomen showed a smoothly rounded soft-tissue mass with a diameter of 5 cm.

Mediastinal parathyroidectomy with the da Vinci robot.

Mediastinal parathyroid glands are often located in a position which is inaccessible through a cervical approach. Because of the significant morbidity of open surgery, the need for minimal invasive approaches is high. More recently, robotic systems have been introduced to refine the dissection and optimize the view in the mediastinal region.

Schistosoma mansoni proteins attenuate gastrointestinal motility disturbances during experimental colitis in mice.

Aim: To investigate the therapeutic effect of Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni) soluble worm proteins on gastrointestinal motility disturbances during experimental colitis in mice.

Methods: Colitis was induced by intrarectal injection of trinitrobenzene sulphate (TNBS) and 6 h later, mice were treated ip with S.